37 countries participate in this edition, but in the final, scheduled for Saturday, only 26 will compete: ten are chosen today, in the first semi-final, and another ten are selected on Thursday, in the second semi-final.

There are also six countries, the so-called ‘Big Five’ (France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, and Italy) and the host country that have direct entry into the final.

In the first semi-final of the competition, in addition to Portugal, whose song will be presented in 14th place, the following countries will be competing: Cyprus, Serbia, Lithuania, Ireland, Ukraine, Poland, Croatia, Iceland, Slovenia, Finland, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Australia and Luxembourg.

According to bookmakers, calculated by the website eurovisionworld.com, Portugal has a chance of reaching the final.

However, Portugal is far from being considered a potential winner, appearing between 30th and 35th place according to the bookmakers.

In the second semi-final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, the following countries compete, in order of appearance: Malta, Albania, Greece, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Austria, Denmark, Armenia, Latvia, San Marino, Georgia, Belgium, Estonia, Israel, Norway and The Netherlands.

The semi-finals take place today and on Thursday and the final on Saturday, but the festival has already been running for a few days, with participants taking part in rehearsals, press conferences, and a series of parallel activities.

Today's semi-final is shown live on RTP1, RTP Internacional, and RTP Play from 8pm in Lisbon.

Last year, Portugal came in 23rd place in the Eurovision Song Contest, with Mimicat and the song “Ai Coração”.